The New Year 2023-2024 at Saxum Visitor Center
Dear friends, As many of you know, in mid-October 2023 we decided to close the Visitor Center. With the onset of the war, the uncertainty in the development of events was great, and part of the staff left the country. During this painful time, we have received...
On which bank of the Jordan was Jesus baptized?
The two shores of the Jordan River receive flows of pilgrims who come to commemorate the baptism of Jesus and to renew the promises of their own baptism (Henri Gourinard, 2017). In our times, Christians from the regions surrounding the Jordan River – Israel and...
Fishing Techniques at the Sea of Galilee in the Times of Jesus
Jesus often referenced various fishing techniques in his preaching, using comparisons that his audience could understand, because many of them were familiar with the fishing tasks at the Sea of Galilee. He performed many miracles on the lake related to these fishing...
The Magi (Kings) at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Among all the buildings in the Holy Land, the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem is perhaps the structure that has best withstood the test of time. The first basilica was erected by Constantine and Helena in the early 4th century over the cave where Jesus was born....